Deltons, peakons and other traveling-wave solutions of a Camassa-Holm hierarchy

In this letter, we study an integrable Camassa-Holm hierarchy whose high-frequency limit is the Camassa-Holm equation. Phase plane analysis is employed to investigate bounded traveling wave solutions. An important feature is that there exists a singular line on the phase plane. By considering the properties of the equilibrium points and the relative position of the singular line, we find that there are in total three types of phase planes. Those paths in phase planes which represented bounded solutions are discussed one-by-one. Besides solitary, peaked and periodic waves, the equations are shown to admit a new type of traveling waves, which concentrate all their energy in one point, and we name them deltons as they can be expressed as some constant multiplied by a delta function. There also exists a type of traveling waves we name periodic deltons, which concentrate their energy in periodic points. The explicit expressions for them and all the other traveling waves are given.     

Dynamical behaviors of traveling wave solutions to a Fujimoto-Watanabe equation

We study dynamical behaviors of traveling wave solutions to a Fujimoto-Watanabe equation using the method of dynamical systems. We obtain all possible bifurcations of phase portraits of the system in different regions of the threedimensional parameter space. Then we show the required conditions to guarantee the existence of traveling wave solutions including solitary wave solutions, periodic wave solutions, kink-like(antikink-like) wave solutions, and compactons. Moreover, we present exact expressions and simulations of these traveling wave solutions. The dynamical behaviors of these new traveling wave solutions will greatly enrich the previews results and further help us understand the physical structures and analyze the propagation of nonlinear waves.     

Application of higher-order KdV——mKdV model with higher-degree nonlinear terms to gravity waves in atmosphere

Higher-order Korteweg-de Vries (KdV)-modified KdV (mKdV) equations with a higher-degree of nonlinear terms are derived from a simple incompressible non-hydrostatic Boussinesq equation set in atmosphere and are used to investigate gravity waves in atmosphere. By taking advantage of the auxiliary nonlinear ordinary differential equation, periodic wave and solitary wave solutions of the fifth-order KdV--mKdV models with higher-degree nonlinear terms are obtained under some constraint conditions. The analysis shows that the propagation and the periodic structures of gravity waves depend on the properties of the slope of line of constant phase and atmospheric stability. The Jacobi elliptic function wave and solitary wave solutions with slowly varying amplitude are transformed into triangular waves with the abruptly varying amplitude and breaking gravity waves under the effect of atmospheric instability.     

Fifth order evolution equation for long wave dissipative solitons

Third and fifth order nonlinear wave equations which arise in the theory of water waves possess solitary and periodic traveling waves. Solitary waves also arise in systems with dissipation and instability where a balance between these effects allows the existence of dissipative solitons. Here we search for a model equation to describe long wave dissipative solitons including fifth order dispersion. The equation found includes quadratic and cubic nonlinearities. For periodic solutions in a small box we characterize the rate of growth, and show that they do not blow up in finite time. Analytic solutions are constructed for special parameter values.     

An Instability Index Theory for Quadratic Pencils and Applications

Primarily motivated by the stability analysis of nonlinear waves in second-order in time Hamiltonian systems, in this paper we develop an instability index theory for quadratic operator pencils acting on a Hilbert space. In an extension of the known theory for linear pencils, explicit connections are made between the number of eigenvalues of a given quadratic operator pencil with positive real parts to spectral information about the individual operators comprising the coefficients of the spectral parameter in the pencil. As an application, we apply the general theory developed here to yield spectral and nonlinear stability/instability results for abstract second-order in time wave equations. More specifically, we consider the problem of the existence and stability of spatially periodic waves for the “good” Boussinesq equation. In the analysis our instability index theory provides an explicit, and somewhat surprising, connection between the stability of a given periodic traveling wave solution of the “good” Boussinesq equation and the stability of the same periodic profile, but with different wavespeed, in the nonlinear dynamics of a related generalized Korteweg–de Vries equation.     

Existence and Dynamics of Bounded Traveling Wave Solutions to Getmanou Equation

In this paper, we study the existence and dynamics of bounded traveling wave solutions to Getmanou equations by using the qualitative theory of differential equations and the bifurcation method of dynamical systems. We show that the corresponding traveling wave system is a singular planar dynamical system with two singular straight lines, and obtain the bifurcations of phase portraits of the system under different parameters conditions. Through phase portraits, we show the existence and dynamics of several types of bounded traveling wave solutions including solitary wave solutions, periodic wave solutions, compactons, kink-like and antikink-like wave solutions. Moreover, the expressions of solitary wave solutions are given. Additionally, we confirm abundant dynamical behaviors of the traveling wave s olutions to the equation, which are summarized as follows: i) We confirm that two types of orbits give rise to solitary wave solutions, that is, the homoclinic orbit passing the singular point, and the composed homoclinic orbit which is comprised of two heteroclinic orbits and tangent to the singular line at the singular point of associated system. ii) We confirm that two types of orbits correspond to periodic wave solutions, that is, the periodic orbit surrounding a center, and the homoclinic orbit of associated system, which is tangent to the singular line at the singular point of associated system.     

Anomalous dispersion in the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction: Experiments and modeling

We report results on dispersion relations and instabilities of traveling waves in excitable systems. Experiments employ solutions of the 1,4-cyclohexanedione Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction confined to thin capillary tubes which create a pseudo-one-dimensional system. Theoretical analyses focus on a three-variable reaction-diffusion model that is known to reproduce qualitatively many of the experimentally observed dynamics. Using continuation methods, we show that the transition from normal, monotonic to anomalous, single-overshoot dispersion curves is due to an orbit flip bifurcation of the solitary pulse homoclinics. In the case of “wave stacking”, this anomaly induces attractive pulse interaction, slow solitary pulses, and faster wave trains. For “wave merging”, wave trains break up in the wake of the slow solitary pulse due to an instability of wave trains at small wavelength. A third case, “wave tracking” is characterized by the non-existence of solitary waves but existence of periodic wave trains. The corresponding dispersion curve is a closed curve covering a finite band of wavelengths.     

Lie Group of Transformations for a KdV–Boussinesq Equation

We consider a combined Korteweg–deVries and Boussinesq equation governing long surface waves in shallow water. Considering traveling wave solutions, the basic equations will be reduced to a second order ordinary differential equation. Using the Lie group of transformations we reduce it to a first order ordinary differential equation and employ a direct method to derive its periodic solutions in terms of Jacobian elliptic functions and their corresponding solitary wave and explode decay mode solutions.     

Periodic Wave,Solitary Wave and Compacton Solutions of a Nonlinear Wave Equation with Degenerate Dispersion

In this letter, we investigate traveling wave solutions of a nonlinear wave equation with degenerate dispersion. The phase portraits of corresponding traveling wave system are given under different parametric conditions. Some periodic wave and smooth solitary wave solutions of the equation are obtained. Moreover, we find some new hyperbolic function compactons instead of well-known trigonometric function compactons by analyzing nilpotent points.     

Propagation of Electron Acoustic Soliton,Periodic and Shock Waves in Dissipative Plasma with a q-Nonextensive Electron Velocity Distribution

The nonlinear properties of small amplitude electron-acoustic(EA) solitary and shock waves in a homogeneous system of unmagnetized collisionless plasma with nonextensive distribution for hot electrons have been investigated.A reductive perturbation method used to obtain the Kadomstev-Petviashvili-Burgers equation.Bifurcation analysis has been discussed for non-dissipative system in the absence of Burgers term and reveals different classes of the traveling wave solutions.The obtained solutions are related to periodic and soliton waves and their behavior are shown graphically.In the presence of the Burgers term,the EXP-function method is used to solve the Kadomstev-Petviashvih-Burgers equation and the obtained solution is related to shock wave.The obtained results may be helpful in better conception of waves propagation in various space plasma environments as well as in inertial confinement fusion laboratory plasmas.     

Nonlinear adiabatic models of ion-acoustic waves in dust plasma

Nonlinear adiabatic models of ion-acoustic waves in a dust plasma are developed. The problem of the structure of subsonic periodic and supersonic solitary ion-acoustic waves is exactly solved analytically under the assumption of a constant charge of dust particles; the critical Mach numbers for the solitary wave are determined. The problem of the wave structure is solved numerically for the case when the charge of dust particles was assumed to be variable.     

Propagation of Electron Acoustic Soliton,Periodic and Shock Waves in Dissipative Plasma with a q-Nonextensive Electron Velocity Distribution

The nonlinear properties of small amplitude electron-acoustic (EA) solitary and shock waves in a homogeneous system of unmagnetized collisionless plasma with nonextensive distribution for hot electrons have been investigated. A reductive perturbation method used to obtain the Kadomstev-Petviashvili-Burgers equation. Bifurcation analysis has been discussed for non-dissipative system in the absence of Burgers term and reveals different classes of the traveling wave solutions. The obtained solutions are related to periodic and soliton waves and their behavior are shown graphically. In the presence of the Burgers term, the EXP-function method is used to solve the Kadomstev-Petviashvili-Burgers equation and the obtained solution is related to shock wave. The obtained results may be helpful in better conception of waves propagation in various space plasma environments as well as in inertial confinement fusion laboratory plasmas.     

Qualitative analysis and traveling wave solutions for the perturbed nonlinear Schrödinger's equation with Kerr law nonlinearity

In this Letter, we investigate the perturbed nonlinear Schrödinger's equation (NLSE) with Kerr law nonlinearity. All explicit expressions of the bounded traveling wave solutions for the equation are obtained by using the bifurcation method and qualitative theory of dynamical systems. These solutions contain bell-shaped solitary wave solutions, kink-shaped solitary wave solutions and Jacobi elliptic function periodic solutions. Moreover, we point out the region which these periodic wave solutions lie in. We present the relation between the bounded traveling wave solution and the energy level h. We find that these periodic wave solutions tend to the corresponding solitary wave solutions as h increases or decreases. Finally, for some special selections of the energy level h, it is shown that the exact periodic solutions evolute into solitary wave solution.     

Bifurcations and Dynamics of Traveling Wave Solutions to a Fujimoto-Watanabe Equation

In this paper, we study the bifurcations and dynamics of traveling wave solutions to a Fujimoto-Watanabe equation by using the method of dynamical systems. We obtain all possible bifurcations of phase portraits of the system in different regions of the parametric space. Then we show the sufficient conditions to guarantee the existence of traveling wave solutions including solitary wave solutions, periodic wave solutions, compactions and kink-like and antikink-like wave solutions. Moreover, the expressions of solitary wave solutions and periodic wave solutions are implicitly given,while the expressions of kink-like and antikink-like wave solutions are explicitly shown. The dynamics of these new traveling wave solutions will greatly enrich the previews results and further help us understand the physical structures and analyze the propagation of the nonlinear wave.     

Propagation of travelling waves in sub-excitable systems driven by noise and periodic forcing

It has been reported that traveling waves propagate periodically and stably in sub-excitable systems driven by noise [Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 138301 (2002)]. As a further investigation, here we observe different types of traveling waves under different noises and periodic forces, using a simplified Oregonator model. Depending on different noises and periodic forces, we have observed different types of wave propagation (or their disappearance). Moreover, reversal phenomena are observed in this system based on the numerical experiments in the one-dimensional space. We explain this as an effect of periodic forces. Thus, we give qualitative explanations for how stable reversal phenomena appear, which seem to arise from the mixing function of the periodic force and the noise. The output period and three velocities (normal, positive and negative) of the travelling waves are defined and their relationship with the periodic forces, along with the types of waves, are also studied in sub-excitable system under a fixed noise intensity. Electronic supplementary material Supplementary Online Material     

Dynamical Analysis and Exact Solutions of a New (2+1)-Dimensional Generalized Boussinesq Model Equation for Nonlinear Rossby Waves*

In this paper, we study the higher dimensional nonlinear Rossby waves under the generalized beta effect. Using methods of the multiple scales and weak nonlinear perturbation expansions [Q. S. Liu, et al., Phys. Lett. A 383 (2019) 514], we derive a new $(2+1)$-dimensional generalized Boussinesq equation from the barotropic potential vorticity equation. Based on bifurcation theory of planar dynamical systems and the qualitative theory of ordinary differential equations, the dynamical analysis and exact traveling wave solutions of the new generalized Boussinesq equation are obtained. Moreover, we provide the numerical simulations of these exact solutions under some conditions of all parameters. The numerical results show that these traveling wave solutions are all the Rossby solitary waves.     

Metastability of solitary roll wave solutions of the St. Venant equations with viscosity

We study by a combination of numerical and analytical Evans function techniques, the stability of solitary wave solutions of the St. Venant equations for viscous shallow water flow down an incline, and related models. Our main result is to exhibit examples of metastable solitary waves for the St. Venant equations, with stable point spectrum indicating coherence of the wave profile but unstable essential spectrum indicating oscillatory convective instabilities shed in its wake. We propose a mechanism based on “dynamic spectrum” of the wave profile, by which a wave train of solitary pulses can stabilize each other by de-amplification of convective instabilities as they pass through successive waves. We present numerical time evolution studies supporting these conclusions, which bear also on the possibility of stable periodic solutions close to the homoclinic. For the closely related viscous Jin-Xin model, by contrast, for which the essential spectrum is stable, we show using the stability index of Gardner-Zumbrun that solitary wave pulses are always exponentially unstable, possessing point spectra with positive real part.     

基于温度效应的无限长压电圆杆纵波分析

利用有限变形理论,以无限长压电圆杆为研究对象,考虑了在横向惯性、等效泊松比效应以及在热电弹藕合共同作用下,基于Hamilton原理,并引入Euler方程推导出压电圆杆的纵向波动方程.采用Jacobi椭圆函数展开法,求解压电圆杆的波动方程和对应的解.最后,通过Matlab软件得到不同波速比下的色散曲线.以及温度场对压电圆杆的波形、波幅和波数的影响曲线.数值分析结果表明:随着温度的升高,波速逐渐降低,温度场的改变可影响和控制孤立波的传播特性.